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Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster

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On 24 June 2017 at 06:09, Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> wrote:

> On Saturday, June 17, 2017 04:20:27 AM Scott Kitterman wrote:
> > Python3.6 is already in Unstable and I expect to see it in Testing soon
> > after Stretch is released.
> >
> > I've just now uploaded a version of python3-defaults to Experimental that
> > adds python3.6 as as supported (but not default) python3.  If you have
> > binary extensions packaged, please start testing with this version to
> make
> > sure your package builds correctly with both python3.5 and python3.6 as
> > supported.
> >
> > As a reminder (and for anyone new) we'll do the transition to python3.6
> in
> > three stages:
> >
> >  - Add python3.6 as supported and rebuild all binary extensions to
> support
> > both python3.5 and python3.6
> >
> >  - Switch to python3.6 as default
> >
> >  - Drop python3.5 from supported and rebuild again to remove python3.5
> > support.
>
> Unless I've missed something, I've not heard back from anyone indicating
> significant issues that would warrant not taking the first step in this
> plan
> (I'm aware astropy may have some problems, but that's it).
>
> My plan is to ask the release team for a transition tracker and start the
> first part of this in Unstable once they've agreed.  If anyone thinks this
> is
> premature, please let me know.
>

As I'm currently going through all this in Ubuntu, I'd much rather be able
to work on the problems in Debian rather than having lots of delta pile up
so the sooner the better from my POV!

Cheers,
mwh

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Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-06-17 06:30 +0200
  Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> - 2017-06-17 07:30 +0200
    Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> - 2017-06-17 07:30 +0200
      Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-06-17 08:00 +0200
  Re: Python3.6 plans  for Buster Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2017-06-17 08:50 +0200
  Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-06-23 20:10 +0200
    Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson@canonical.com> - 2017-06-26 04:10 +0200
    Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-06-29 05:20 +0200
      Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-07-05 06:30 +0200
        Bug#866335: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org> - 2017-07-05 10:30 +0200
          Re: Bug#866335: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-07-05 14:10 +0200
      Re: Python3.6 plans​ for Buster Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2017-10-22 12:50 +0200

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